I have to remember to take some time away from riding, otherwise my riding suffers…
When I returned from my trip to Idaho, I continued on with my “normal” riding pattern until it wasn’t.
My rides on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were on average around 16mph, not bad for “recovery rides”, however, on Thursday and Friday, I could bearly ride faster than 12mph! (I was TIRED!)
On Saturday, my “normal” routine would be to go on a long ride of 40-100 miles, I didn’t want to! Instead, I vegetated on the couch and caught up on season 3 of House (one of my favorite series.) I can see why people like being couch potatoes!
Monday it’ll be back to my routine – training rides M,T,W,Th,F, hard ride on Sa, Su is a rest day. This has been working quite well for me this year. Through the week, I ride for an hour (intervals, spins, sprints, any mixture), then on Saturday, I pick a long route, 40 or more miles, and go.
It has been nice.
